Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd and many others propelled the United States women's soccer team to a global powerhouse. Now, the program is in the hands -- or feet -- of a new generation of stars.
Sophia Smith helped drive the USWNT to another gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 2022 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year has already amassed a large amount of success.
Here are Smith's top honors, awards and accomplishments:
Professional
Portland Thorns FC (2020-present)
No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL draft
Women's International Champions Cup (2021)
NWSL Shield (2021)
NWSL Challenge Cup (2021)
Community Shield (2022)
NWSL MVP (2022)
NWSL champion (2022)
NWSL Championship MVP (2022)
U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year (2022)
NWSL leading scorer in regular season with 11 goals in 17 games (2023)
NWSL Best XI selection (2023)
NWSL Golden Boot winner (2023)
First NWSL Golden Boot winner in Thorns history
Second-youngest Golden Boot winner in NWSL history behind Crystal Dunn in 2015
Second player to record two separate scoring streaks of five or more games in a single season
Third player in NWSL history to record two hat tricks in the same season
Youngest player in NWSL history to reach 30 career goals
International
Spent time with the U14, U15, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U23 U.S. national teams
Debuted with the U.S. women's national team in November 2020
First player born in the 2000s (Aug. 10, 2000) to earn a cap for the U.S. women's national team
SheBelieves Cup (2021)
Concacaf W Championship (2022)
SheBelieves Cup (2022)
Starter for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, scoring two goals
Concacaf W Gold Cup (2024)
SheBelieves Cup (2024)
Olympic gold medalist, Paris Summer Games (2024)
College
Stanford (2018-19)
All-Pac-12 freshman team (2018)
2x All-Pac-12 second team (2018, 2019)
2x Pac-12 champion (2018, 2019)
National champion (2019)
College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player (2019)
College Cup All-Tournament team (2019)
High school
NSCAA All-American (2017)
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